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Remembering who we are and why we are here!
...to record their story. Sister Donna Butler. In fact, Sister Mary Borromeo Brown wrote, “Nevertheless no day passed when Mother Theodore was able to hold her pen without an entry in her faithful journal.” Thank you, Terri, for reminding us that “her gift to us was to cherish the power of story – hers as well as our own.” “Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can’t remember who we are or why we’re...
‘We’re all grateful for your CONNECTION’
...connected, if we remain faithful to the call of the Holy One, our life will prosper and bear much fruit. Our call Sister Mary Montgomery with new Providence Associate Gwen Goebel I believe that is our call as Sisters of Providence, and your call as Providence Associates. To be so connected to God and God’s grace that we make visible the love of God. Or, in the language of this faith community — we become God’s Providence, God’s face for...
Healing the Earth
“You must put into the earth everything you take out and do it faithfully.”...
Sister Loretta Picucci (Formerly Sister Loretta Joseph)
...many gatherings some of which they hosted at their home in Coachella. While Loretta’s college Spanish was pretty rusty when she began ministry in California, she grew beautifully in her ability to communicate with those she served. She became a beloved “Hermana” to the parishioners and to so many immigrant women and children. Clearly Loretta faithfully lived her call to religious life and her personal charism of teaching. Her modest, attentive presence, her welcoming smile and her quiet passion for...
‘Like Mary, you have given birth’
A reflection for our 2023 Senior Jubilarians Note: General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski offered this reflection during the 2023 Senior Jubilee Mass on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. At a time when our world seems to have turned upside down, I am grateful, Jubilarians, for this opportunity to celebrate YOU! Your steadfast commitment as Sisters of Providence, as faithful women of the Gospel, is a sign that the message we heard the Angel Gabriel deliver to Mary is true, “Do not...
Oral history: Sister Joann Quinkert the justice advocate
...death row there and been faithful in her contact with him. What do they talk about, this Sister of Providence and a man convicted of murder on death row? Sister Joann Quinkert outside the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana. “I look on my calendar since my last visit to see what I have done since then and talk to him about those things. He has little to talk about. No visitors come except his lawyers and me. He...
Explore life as a Catholic Sister
...spirit-filled grounds as you focus on prayer and your own discernment. Learn more about what the Sisters of Providence have to offer, including: Faithfulness to prayer and total trust in Providence, A lived legacy of love, mercy and justice from foundress Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, A close-knit community that has called Saint Mary-of-the-Woods home since 1840, A long history of standing up for justice, and Ministries that respond to current needs, including serving at the U.S./Mexico border, teaching, serving in...
Sister Clelia Cecchetti (formerly Sister Rosina)
...no doubt she has been welcomed into her Father’s house – ‘Well done, good and faithful servant!” Sister Dorothy Ellen Wolsiffer (left) and her guest, Sister Clelia Cecchetti. George: “When Richard was in first grade and I was in second grade, Clelia was in seventh grade. She would pick us up after school and walk us home. (I recall that) She loved dancing, including jitterbugging, and enjoyed going to the neighborhood Halloween parties. Also, when Laura’s husband died, she said...
Oral history: Sister Kathleen Desautels, change maker
...the way. The Sisters I’ve lived with have been such faithful scouts. I’ve met a lot of good, good people along the way.” Delighted The day we sat down to talk was the day after Christmas Fun at the Woods 2023. Kak had volunteered. “It delighted my soul,” she said about the large number of families and children who had attended. “There were so many families I had never seen before in my life, and either they’re from around here...
Sister Grace Marie Meehan
...givers here in our health care, bingo and casino buddies and Sisters of Providence. Yet, from that wide variety of people, the same descriptions of Sister Grace Marie emerged again and again. Fun loving, faithful friend, beloved family member, never met a stranger, dedicated nurse, practical and realistic, compassionate and always filled with faith, comfortable talking about God and praying with others, said Sister Denise Wilkinson in her commentary for Sister Grace Marie Meehan, who passed away on Saturday, March...
This Easter: What is the state of your heart?
One of my Sisters of Providence received quite a startling wake-up call during this Lenten season. As Lent began, this faithful daughter of Providence took to heart the words of Psalm 95 as a focus for her Lenten journey. “If today you hear God’s voice, harden not your hearts.” In essence, she asked herself the question, “What is the state of my heart?” Several weeks later, she had a visit with a cardiologist, who after running some tests, reported to...
Reflections for Reception into the Novitiate
...the love and support I have received as I’ve journeyed on my path of Providence, I ask to continue the journey into my fullest self with you, my Sisters and Associates, as my guides, companions, and friends. Together, may we remain faithful to the unfolding path of Providence in our lives. Blessing and Presentation of the Novice Cross Sister Dawn Tomaszewski God of Providence, I (we) ask you to bless this cross as a sign of your abundant love,...